Indian Ocean basin (Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Red Sea), Mediterranean Sea
Part of
Sasanian Empire
Allies
Lakhmids, Himyarite Kingdom, Avars, Slavs
Opponents
Arabians, Aksumites, Byzantines
Battles and wars
Ardashir I's Arab campaign, Shapur II's Arab campaign, Abyssinian–Persian wars, Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Military of the Sasanian Empire
Armed forces and units
Cataphract
Clibanarii
Aswaran
Grivpanvar
War elephants
Paygan
Immortals
Pushtigban
Sarmatians
Daylamites
Sogdian warriors
Gond-i Shahanshah
Darigan
Stor Bezashk
Navy
Ranks
Spahbed
Aspbed
Paygosban
Marzban, Kanarang
Masmughan
Pushtigban Salar
Eran anbaraghbad
Argbed
Hazarbed
Paygan-salar
Savaran Sardar
Gond Salar
Darigbed
Navbed
Defense lines
Wall of the Arabs
Gawri Wall
Great Wall of Gorgan
Wall of Tammisha
Derbent Wall
Darial
Conflicts
Romans
Arabian tribes
Hephthalites
Turks
Ethiopians
Muslim Arabs
Revolts and civil wars
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The Sasanian navy was the naval force of the Sasanian Empire active since its establishment. It operated in the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea, and briefly in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Sasaniannavy was the naval force of the Sasanian Empire active since its establishment. It operated in the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, the Red...
The Sasanian army was the primary military body of the Sasanian armed forces, serving alongside the Sasaniannavy. The birth of the army dates back to...
support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The Sasanian Empire (/səˈsɑːniən, səˈseɪniən/) or Sassanid Empire, officially known as Eranshahr...
Iranian Navy,[timeframe?] and does not include the vessels of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. Iran portal List of equipment of the Navy of the...
reported to be carrying oil. Dimitriev, Vladimir (Nov 2017). "The SasanianNavy revisited: An unwritten chapter in Iran's military history". International...
Wahrez (born Boe or Bōē) was a Sasanian general of Daylamite origin, first mentioned in the prelude to the Iberian War and then during the Aksumite–Persian...
In 622/3, during the climactic Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, Rhodes was captured by the Sasaniannavy. Rhodes was occupied by the Islamic Umayyad...
Iran List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy List of equipment of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Gray, Randal, ed...
planned or under construction for Imperial Iranian Navy in 1979. As of 1978–1979, Iranian Navy had the following equipment according to The Statesman's...
Iran Navy Aviation (IRINA) (Persian: هواپیمایی نیروی دریایی آجا) or Havadarya (هوادریا) is the air component of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. It is...
of the Himyarite navy, While in the late sixth century, the southern Arabia were caught in the naval campaign that involved Sasanian Empire and the Aksumite...
تفنگداران دریایی) is the naval infantry element of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN). During the Iran–Iraq War, Iranian marines were divided in three battalions...
Commander of the Iranian Navy (Persian: فرمانده نیروی دریایی ارتش) is the highest-ranking position of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, and has operational...
The defense lines (or "limes") of the Sasanians were part of their military strategy and tactics. They were networks of fortifications, walls, and/or...
Battalion" personnel. Navy Rangers in Khorramshahr Navy Rangers during the Iran-Iraq War Memorial Photo of the Navy Rangers Photo of Navy Rangers with other...
Nāvbed was the title of the commander of the Sasaniannavy. Daryaee, Touraj (2008). Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–240...
defence element of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN). In addition to this military formation, the Navy as well as the Aerospace Force of the Islamic...
weakness; the Sasanian army had greatly exhausted itself in the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628. Following the execution of Sasanian shah Khosrow II...
Shahrvaraz or Shahrwaraz; New Persian: شهربراز), was shah (king) of the Sasanian Empire from 27 April 630 to 9 June 630. He usurped the throne from Ardashir...
خسرو پرویز, "Khosrow the Victorious"), is considered to be the last great Sasanian king (shah) of Iran, ruling from 590 to 628, with an interruption of one...
ruling more than two-thirds of the Byzantine Empire and nearly the entire Sasanian Empire. Umar was assassinated in November 644 and was succeeded by Uthman...
in Iranian military history, most notably in Achaemenid, Seleucid, and Sasanian periods. These were Asian elephants recruited from the southern provinces...
Savaran, was a cavalry force that formed the backbone of the army of the Sasanian Empire. They were provided by the aristocracy, were heavily armored, and...